A Birmingham woman was killed Thursday morning when she pulled her car out from a Forestdale post office and into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler.

The wreck happened at 9:54 a.m. in the 1400 block of U.S. 78.

The 65-year-old woman, driving a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, pulled out in front of the eastbound tractor trailer. The truck struck the Malibu in the driver's side, pushing it about 60 feet into the center turn lane, said Jefferson County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Randy Christian.

The woman was pinned in the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. Her name is being withheld until her family can be notified, Christian said.